Medicine

Discover renowned medical professionals who have made significant contributions to the field of medicine. Explore biographies of famous doctors, surgeons, scientists, and other notable figures who have revolutionized healthcare and inspired generations.

Boris Prazdnikov
Boris Prazdnikov
Russia
Bolshoi Theater massage therapist, chiropractor
Viktor Protopopov
Viktor Protopopov
A famous Russian, Ukrainian and Soviet psychiatrist, academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR
Daniil Samoylovich
Daniil Samoylovich
Ukraine
Ukrainian physician, founder of epidemiology in the Russian Empire
Albert Bandura
Albert Bandura
USA
Psychologist, author of social learning theory
Kazimierz Bein
Kazimierz Bein
Poland
Polish ophthalmologist
Andre Van der Merwe
Andre Van der Merwe
South Africa
Head of the Department of Urology at the University of Stellenbosch, involved in the first successful penis transplant
Korbinian Brodmann
Korbinian Brodmann
Germany
German neurologist
Nettie Stevens
Nettie Stevens
USA
American geneticist
Yakov Altman
Yakov Altman
Moldova
Russian neurophysiologist, neuropathologist, Doctor of Medical Sciences
Tim Chico
Tim Chico
Great Britain
British scientist, cardiologist.
Frederik Banting
Frederik Banting
Canada
Canadian physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate, who obtained pure insulin in 1921
Muhtar Aliyev
Muhtar Aliyev
Kazakhstan
Surgeon, Doctor of Medical Sciences
Hans Eppinger
Hans Eppinger
Austrian doctor
Fedor Inozemcev
Fedor Inozemcev
A famous doctor in his time
Walter Alvarez
Walter Alvarez
USA
American physician, professor at the University of California
Sigismond Jaccoud
Sigismond Jaccoud
France
French therapist
Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley
Great Britain
English occultist, Kabbalist, poet, writer, artist and mountaineer
Georgiy Morozov
Georgiy Morozov
Russia
Academician of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor
George Palade
George Palade
USA
American biologist Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1974
Yonas Basanavichus
Yonas Basanavichus
Lithuania
Lithuanian doctor, folklorist, public figure
Emile Coue
Emile Coue
France
French psychologist and pharmacist
Gaspare Aselli
Gaspare Aselli
Italy
Italian anatomist.
Theodor Billroth
Theodor Billroth
Germany
Austrian surgeon and amateur musician of German descent
Friedrich Ernst Krukenberg
Friedrich Ernst Krukenberg
Germany
German doctor
Philippe Charles Ernest Gaucher
Philippe Charles Ernest Gaucher
France
French dermatologist, laureate of the Paris hospital.
Leonid Rozgov
Leonid Rozgov
Russia
Soviet surgeon and polar explorer performed an appendectomy on himself
Tatyana Antonovich
Tatyana Antonovich
USA
Ukrainian nephrologist, public figure, doctor of medical sciences
Johann Andreas Eisenbarth
Johann Andreas Eisenbarth
Germany
German physician; popular figure in German folklore
James Barry
James Barry
Great Britain
The first female surgeon in history to live her life under a man's name
Nikolay Strazhesko
Nikolay Strazhesko
Ukraine
Ukrainian Soviet therapist, organizer of science. Academician of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the Academy of Sciences of the USSR
Mads Gilbert
Mads Gilbert
Norway
Norwegian physician, humanitarian, activist and Red Party politician
Franz Joseph Gall
Franz Joseph Gall
Austria
Austrian physician, founder of phrenology
Nathaniel Kleitman
Nathaniel Kleitman
USA
American neurophysiologist, pioneer of the scientific study of sleep
Ilia Cion
Ilia Cion
Russia
A famous physiologist
Tatiana Shapovalenko
Tatiana Shapovalenko
Russia
Head of the Center for Restorative Medicine of the Ministry of Health and Social Development
Marie Bichat
Marie Bichat
France
French anatomist, physiologist and physician
Edward Doisy
Edward Doisy
USA
Received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1943, jointly with Henrik Dam
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr
USA
American physician, poet and writer
John Gurdon
John Gurdon
Great Britain
British scientist, Nobel Prize laureate in medicine in 2012
Carl Axmann
Carl Axmann
Germany
A famous German physiologist of the 19th century.
John James Macleod
John James Macleod
Great Britain
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1923, jointly with Frederick Banting
Fedor Krause
Fedor Krause
Germany
German surgeon, one of the founders of German neurosurgery.
Max Delbruck
Max Delbruck
USA
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1969, jointly with Alfred Hershey and Salvador Luria
Alexander Fleming
Alexander Fleming
Great Britain
British bacteriologist.
Nikolay Bogoraz
Nikolay Bogoraz
Russian surgeon, professor
Yuriy Grinevich
Yuriy Grinevich
Belarus
Belarusian surgeon
Gennady Knushov
Gennady Knushov
Ukraine
Doctor of Medical Sciences, Director of the Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery named after N. M. Amosov
James Crapo
James Crapo
Great Britain
Scientist, physician
Anry Labory
Anry Labory
Vietnam
The unrecognized genius of medicine
Robert Ambelain
Robert Ambelain
France
French esotericist and occultist, specialist in magic, theurgy and astrology